The Dillon tribune., 1887-09-16
MONTANA CONDENSED.
From Our Territorial Exchanges. and
Other Sources.

1nere are several cases Oh ulptntheria IN
Missoula.
Wolves are numerous in the vicinity Of G
Lewiston.
A large cave has been discovered near {
Fort Maginnis.
Joe Peg is in the Fergus county jug for
stealing horse.
Prairie chickens are scarce this year in
all parts Of the Territory. {
The p,s,ot1ice at Central Park, Gallatin
County, has been discontinued.
The Potts band Of horses, (about 500
head) have been purchased by {. T. Nc.
Namara Of Fergus county.
Great Falls held big celebr alton on the
reception Of the news that the Cascade
county bill had passed the Legislature.
The flood on the Yellowstone last week
extended from Saltwater to G.nuive
Billings had its share Of copious showers
and its streets were deluged with water.
\ big silver lode has been discovered
about eight miles from Radersburg. 1t is
.hirty-eight Get across and has only one
wall rock The find was made by Georg,
Carpenter, Of Willow Glen, and O. I. II
| Allen, Of Townsend.
On Monday the Spokane baseball club
cleaned up the Helena nine in great shape
at Helena by score of 70 to II. The re-
suit was largely due to the fact that
Gleason and Moffet of the Butte team,
who helped Helena defeat Spokane on
Sunday by score OF IS to $, were barred.
The Manitoba and Northern Pacific rail.
roads will accept seventy five per cent Of
their published rates west bound on bulls,
stock cattle and stock sheep in carload lots,
with minimum Of twenty dollars per car
unless local or other published tariffs make
less, until November 1st.
, The N. p has made rate of $l.55 per
cwt. on salt meat and straight car loads
from Kansas City, Leavenworth and St.
ena and Butte included. Shipments should
( be routed via the Kansas City, st. Joseph
{ and Council Bluffs railroad and Minnesota
-; transfer.
The Northern Pacific Railroad, through
J J. NJ. lIannaford, traffic manager, has issu.
\ ed a circular in which it announces tina,
shipments Of game the shipment Of which
i. is not authorized by the act of the Mon
0 tana Legislature, approved March 9th
;. 1857, must be declined by agents for ship
e nent by freight.
The small stock growers in the upper
{ valleys Of the Rosebud and Tu:gue rivers
are very much encouraged this year. Thei
cattle were within reach all the time ant
Z the loss was nominal This winter the,
will more than ever before close herd thei
cattle, having learned that car: and plcnt,
. of hay is the proper way to manage thei
= herds.
Northern Montana has produced som
horses that are world hcatcrs-almos'
Daniel b. and Ida Glenn have each brok
en- the record Of fast time in Montana, ant
came within an ace of the best time OF
>, record. The sire and BAN Of both thcs
;" animals ar. owned by VIM. Mulchay, @
Sun River who also has several more {
- their production
-, River Press: The railroad grade iro,
-, For, Benton to Grca. Falls is almost com
plctcd and will be ready for the rails lon
, before they are laid. The ties driven dow
y, Sun River are being banked near the raj
>, road crossing of that stream at the rate {
about 10 600 per day. y small steam er
>, CINE and suitable appliances are being use
y. in doing this work.
. The VnShuNdmnu saws: We learn !roi
Iohn r. Moore, who has recently made a
extensive tour over the range in which h
saw over 500 head OF horses, that tn
. health of these animals is generally goot
- lie only saw a couple OF sick colts i'll a
=, hi, riding, and SAYS that The deaths recent
" il l.un Lewis band is confined to tn
stock that ranged in the vicinity of III
T. Black Butte on Sheep Creek.
The Methodist Episcopal Church in Mon
tana Is in 4 prosperous condition. fro'
the reports, which We're read at the lat
Conference, it is learned that the mcmbc
ship, including probationcrs, number l,,3
of and 20 preachers, number Of churches =
a!ued at Slo;,ooo, number OF parsonage
u, valued at $4,000; number OF Sunda
schools $, with ;h+ officers and teacher
and ,h scholars: amount ot miss'onar
- money raised from churches and Sunda